Monday, August 30, 2010

Did You Know?

From the week ending August 27th:Did You Know… that the Homecoming Weekend website is ready for you to view? Sign up now for this year’s Homecoming featuring Arts and Culture at Penn on October 29 – 31. Click on the following link http://www.alumni.upenn.edu/homecoming2010/ to find a full menu of activities that highlight the University’s strengths in arts and culture, along with the traditional Homecoming gatherings and sporting events.

Hope to see you at this year’s Homecoming Festivities!

From the week ending August 20th:Did You Know… that nine Penn students and five Penn alumni have been awarded scholarships to participate in a Fulbright international educational exchange program? More than 1,500 U.S. citizens will travel abroad for one year of foreign study in one of 155 foreign countries, sponsored by the U.S. State Department and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Grant recipients are selected on the basis of academic or professional achievement and demonstrated leadership potential in their fields. To learn more about the Fulbright exchange and to view a listing of Penn’s Fulbright recipients and the countries to which they will travel, please see:http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/news/nine-penn-students-and-five-alumni-awarded-fulbright-international-exchange-educational-scholar